Increasing the participation of WOMEN in squash is a priority for US SQUASH. Junior, individual and team programs are strong across the United States and in addition to increasing participation at national events, a regional network of women’s committee members has been developed.

A record 26 nations took part in the 2012 Women’s World Team Championships, a biennial World Squash Federation event that was this year staged in France, for the first time in its 33-year history. [...]

The first US Women’s Squash Week was a huge success with over 400 women of all ages and skill levels participating across 15 cities this past September. Social, round robins were held in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Connecticut, Denver, Houston, Minnesota, Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland ME, San Francisco and Seattle. Washington DC’s event [...]

The U.S. Women’s Team Trials will take place September 21st-23rd, 2012, in Stamford, CT. The trials are being held in order to select the final team member who will represent the United States at the 2012 World Women’s Team Championships, November 12th-17th in Nimes, France. The trials will take place at the newly launched Chelsea [...]

Women’s Squash Week will take place September 8th-15th, 2012. With the goal of getting more woman involved and playing squash, events have been planned at clubs in Baltimore, Connecticut, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. New York and Washington, D.C. have run Women’s squash nights and have seen a dramatic increase in [...]

by Rob Dinerman, for DailySquashReport.com Steph Hewitt, Narelle Krizek, Meredeth Quick, Suzie Pierrepont (Quick/Hewitt won 3-1 in this Turner Cup final) Dateline May 16th, 2012 – Trailing four points to three in a best-of-nine tiebreaker that had a match-defining feel to it even though it was only the first game, Meredeth Quick and Steph Hewitt [...]

John Musto of New York defeated hometown hopeful Patrick Bedore, 4-11, 11-1, 11-7, 11-7, to win the 6.0 Division at the 2012 US Squash Skill Level Championships in Baltimore, MD. Champions were crowned in ten draws as the top skill level players in the country competed at the Meadow Mill Athletic Club. Musto, the second seeded club [...]